Wetpaint.com:
In the process of promoting his tell-all memoir Most Talkative: Stories From the Front Lines of Pop Culture, Bravo executive Andy Cohen let a juicy nugget of Real Housewives of New York gossip slip. Namely, the real reason behind firing former castmates Jill Zarin, Kelly Bensimon, and Alex McCord, after Season 4.The title from this Wetpaint article assumes that Cohen was talking about Jill, Alex and Kelly, as if Cindy Barshop wasn't there last season. And considering all the ire directed at Jill's team last year, I just can't see Alex being included in the "three cast members" Andy was talking about.
As AdAge reports, Andy discussed the lengthy and rigorous research that goes into every Bravo show, during a Q&A presented by Deutsche, New York, on June 28. In explaining that Bravo execs “snort up research like fine Colombian cocaine,” Andy spoke about how important Twitter, Facebook, and blog comments are when considering the future of a franchise like Real Housewives, and its cast decisions.
“Three cast members from The Real Housewives of New York were fired from the show because of negative feedback about them on social media,” reports AdAge. “That kind of engagement is shrewdly pushed along by Mr. Cohen, who says of his post, ‘I’m the biggest s**t-stirrer on the planet and I get paid to do it.’”
Hmm... We wonder how the opinionated Jill will react to this revelation, especially considering her recent call to action on her blog, where she casually suggested that her fans protest her firing. Kelly appears to be just fine without the reality cameras, but Alex may have thoughts to spare on the subject, now that she has her new video blogging platform.
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I have to admit that this article gives me hope that Beverly Hills fans won't be forced to fast-forward through scenes involving "Vile Kyle" and "Taylor Trash" much longer....
ReplyDeleteIf the housewives gig falls through they could wrestle in the WWE with those names.
DeleteIt kind of doesn't make any sense. I guess it depends on what kind of negative reaction we're talking about, but wouldn't they want to have characters that are causing emotions in people rather than those people could not care less about?
ReplyDeleteIt's the gloominess factor they should watch out for. Those shows aren't supposed to be dark and depressing.